How to make Confetti Petal Bath Bombs
Fancy a valentine's day treat? Need a way to surprise a loved one? Look no further than confetti petal bath bombs. They are so quick and simple to make, we used the basic downloadable recipe from bath bomb.com and added in our petal confetti for a pink valentine's theme.
Step 1: Gather your ingredients. 2 parts sodium bicarbonate (I used about 300g) to 1 part citric acid, lots of confetti petals (i used a litre of raspberry fool pink delphiniums and have loads left) and a tiny amount of water. You'll also need a bowl, a spoon and some sort of mould for the bath bombs (I used old Christmas baubles).
Step 2: Add into the bowl your dry ingredients; confetti petals plus 2 parts sodium bicarbonate to 1 part citric acid and give it a good mix.
Step 3: Add in a 'spritz' of water and give it a really good mix, add your water sparingly until the mix starts to clump together, mixing all the while.
Step 4: Your mix should be still slightly powdery but able to compact and stay together.
It's a good idea to have a bit of sodium bicarbonate and citric acid pre-mixed separately as if you add too much water you can add in some extra mix to soak it up. I added too much water in my mix below but they beauty of bath bombs is that the mix is never wasted, just keep adding small amounts until you get the right consistency.
Step 5: Pack your mixture into your Christmas baubles/ moulds, be firm with them!
Step 6: Press your two halves together and give them a good squeeze.
Step 7: After about half an hour they should be dry enough to take the bombs out of your mould.
Step 8: Leave your confetti bath bombs overnight to dry properly and then wrap them up and send to a loved one.
Now, I have never made bath bombs before and these photos were from my first attempt so it's proof they are pretty simple to do, I had a lot of fun making them and the pink is perfect for valentine's.
I was actually so pleased with them that I think I'm going to do a few changes and tweak the recipe for Mother's day... i'm thinking 'amethyst' delphinium petals with some lavender grain and a little bit of fragrance oil with a few sprigs of lavender to decorate, oh how I've got my thinking cap on!
Love as always SP x x
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